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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/20992| Title: | The influence of construction step sequence and nonlinear material behavior on cracking of earth and rock-fill dams : preliminary study |
| Authors: | Strohm, William E. Johnson, Stanley J. |
| Keywords: | Computer programs Earth dams Hydraulic structures Embankment cracking Linear systems Nonlinear systems Rock-fill dams WES-Palmerton finite element computer program Soil mechanics |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Miscellaneous Paper (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; S-71-10 |
| Description: | Miscellaneous Paper Abstract: The WES-Palmerton finite element computer program was used to make a preliminary study of the effects of construction sequence and nonlinear modulus on cracking in earth dams. Results of the nonlinear analysis are compared with linear elastic one-step analyses and linear elastic construction step analyses including low tension modulus. Linear elastic, one-step analyses gave the largest tension zone, and no tension zone occurred in the nonlinear analyses. No provisions were included for tensile strength of the soil. |
| Gov't Doc #: | Miscellaneous Paper S-71-10 |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/20992 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous Paper |
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